{"title":"Paul Newman","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"david-yarrow-hustlers","title":"Hustlers","description":"Hustlers\u003cbr\u003e Arizona, USA – 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The 1961 movie The Hustler won two Oscars and, along with The Color of Money, is probably the most famous Hollywood pool film. Based on the novel with the same name by Walter Tevis (1959), it tells the story full of ups and downs of the talented “Fast” Eddie Felson (Paul Newman) and his encounters with the legendary Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason). In the movie, players were always heavy gamblers, smokers and drinkers which contributed to the “bad boy” image of pool. There is nothing that can be sugar coated about pool; it is not an activity for the earnest or the clean living. It is a game for drinkers and hustlers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I felt no need to earmark a Fast Eddie or Minnesota Fats in this pool game, shot in a dive bar on Route 66 near Flagstaff, Arizona but I did feel an urge to make the bar full of cowboy mischief. I also wanted to throw in some 1960s glamour (Josie Canseco) and - just for good measure - a wolf. Wolves are always good visual metaphors for mischief.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Whilst my intent was playful, my direction was for everyone on set to be deadly serious and focused. The cowboys in the background understood my instructions, but I am not sure what some of them were truly focused on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I thought Clint Eastwood from a Fistful of Dollars would be a good addition to any dive bar along Route 66. Who would not want to be in that saloon right now?","brand":"David Yarrow","offers":[{"title":"94 x 155 cm (image size) | 132 x 193 cm (framed size)","offer_id":43469987479639,"sku":"DY-PH-Hustlers-94 x 155 cm (image size) | 132 x 193 cm (framed size)-AR-SI-N\/A","price":26500.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true},{"title":"142 x 236 cm (image size) | 180 x 274 cm (framed size)","offer_id":43469987512407,"sku":"DY-PH-Hustlers-142 x 236 cm (image size) | 180 x 274 cm (framed size)-AR-SI-N\/A","price":31800.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/0553\/files\/yarrow_david_298_hustler_132x193_9678cfe6-ffeb-4295-9f49-452fdb5f20d1.jpg?v=1778869266"},{"product_id":"david-yarrow-stop-that-train","title":"Stop That Train","description":"Stop That Train\u003cbr\u003e Bryson City, North Carolina, USA - 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrain robbers hold a firm place in the mythological lore of the American West. Attacks on trains were a common occurrence when the rule of law was either difficult to implement or simply non-existent. Thin governance was an accepted danger on the Final Frontier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is perhaps surprising is that history has looked fondly on the bandits, as if their means of living was laudable and even romantic. Our affection for the underdog knows no bounds and Hollywood played to this emotion by often characterising the bandits as lovable and misunderstood rogues. The narrative was often that the bad guys were the train owners for having the wealth in the first place; maybe they had disposable moral fibre as well. It was a dog-eat-dog world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo more was this better articulated than in the classic 1969 Western buddy film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. The film - which was loosely based on fact - cemented both actors at the top of the Hollywood A-list, not just because of their acting, but because the public found affection for their characters and their affable, wise cracking roles. It was as if they played the good guys.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe have filmed with steam trains on many occasions, but almost always in Colorado, where the canyons do not lend themselves to telling a story at 90 degrees to the engine, and we tend to work head on. But in the Smokey Mountains of North Carolina, we found a spot where we could incorporate some carriages into the narrative and, furthermore, in the early morning, we could have a uniform backdrop to play against.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis photograph was a great team effort and we want to thank the Smokey Mountain Railroad for their partnership in the project.","brand":"David Yarrow","offers":[{"title":"94 x 183 cm (image size) | 132 x 221 cm (framed size)","offer_id":43470037352535,"sku":"DY-PH-Stop That Train-94 x 183 cm (image size) | 132 x 221 cm (framed size)-AR-SI-N\/A","price":45580.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true},{"title":"133 x 259 cm (image size) | 171 x 297 cm (framed size)","offer_id":43470037385303,"sku":"DY-PH-Stop That Train-133 x 259 cm (image size) | 171 x 297 cm (framed size)-AR-SI-N\/A","price":53000.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0274\/0553\/files\/yarrow_david_480_stop_that_train_132x221_53e0a0af-c96e-4c99-bc2f-6c4d07dddccd.jpg?v=1778873201"}],"url":"https:\/\/petragut.com\/de\/collections\/paul-newman.oembed","provider":"Petra Gut Contemporary AG","version":"1.0","type":"link"}